to provide an overwhelming quantity of statistics (often irrelevant and sometimes completely spurious) in response to an enquiry.
a practise often favoured by government spokespersons.
a practise often favoured by government spokespersons.
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An ironic statement that means avoid ambiguity and adopt clarity. It's ironic because it is hypocritical.
Instead of saying eschew obfuscation, espouse elucidation, Mary just told us to avoid confusion and be clear.
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Plausible deniability was attained when they obfuscated the truth by wrapping it within an enigma of lies.
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Jim's statement was ridiculous, all he did was practice obfuscation by initialism. "FYI, tell the CEO we will achieve incredible growth with our OEM by defining the SOP in SAP ECC and using sCRM."
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